Birla Mandir, Kolkata

Birla Mandir
বিড়লা মন্দির
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictKolkata
DeityLakshminarayan[1]
Location
LocationKolkata
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Birla Mandir, Kolkata is located in West Bengal
Birla Mandir, Kolkata
Location in West Bengal
Geographic coordinates22°31′50″N 88°21′54″E / 22.53056°N 88.36500°E / 22.53056; 88.36500
Architecture
TypeMandir
Completed1970–1996[1]

Birla Mandir in Kolkata, India, is a Hindu temple on Asutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Ballygunge, built by the industrialist Birla family.[1] It is dedicated to Vishnu avatars such as Rama and Krishna. This temple is open in the morning from 5.30 A.M. to 11 A.M. and in the evening from 4 .30 P.M. to 9 P.M. On Janmashtami, the birthday of Krishna, devotees come from far away places to pay their respect to the deities.